31:11 – Recognising two distinct trends on the programme of late, obsessive spreadsheeting, resenting new computer hardware, more thoughts around working from coffee shops instead of home/work, the computer dock and concept pioneered by the late OQO, and some speaking in between the coughs! Feedback from Chad Bowers and Dave on Onsug.com.

28:02 – This could be the least-inspired episode title ever! But for good cause, discussing the Mitsubishi 380, Farmer’s Union Iced Coffee, a Rubenerd Show clip from 2005, and other Adelaide nostalgia. Also making a coffee live on the programme, poorly-sized thermos containers, and a recurring sneeze.

01:04:49 – A discussion on adequate fire extinguisher deployment. Not to be taken seriously. Also cappuccinos, stomach flu, evenings, evolving vocations, writing, sodium lamp feedback from Chad Bowers, film anachronisms, John Nettles, undesirable bulb emissions, ElectroBOOM, a Kallen anime figure, Cyril Figgis, and other randomness. Audio from Back To Work, Security Now, and Who Ha. Recorded January 2018.

01:01:03 – Join Ruben as he wanders through Osaka to Namba Parks, where he procures a vending machine beverage and groks millions of Japanese train lines, ICOCA, the largest Japanese electronics chain, weebs and otaku, A4 clear files with anime and trains, roof–top landscapes, and Boss coffee. Then to Clara and Ruben on the tiny Nakanoshima island in the middle of Osaka talking about white people in Japanese ads, Yaoi, Royal Milk Tea can instrumentation, lit up bridges across the Dōjima River, Japanese department stores, learning languages, and a final wander through the middle of Osaka before we leave back for Hong Kong. Thank you Kansai ♡. Recorded 31st July 2017.

32:15 – Join Ruben as he wanders to his office to retrieve some Australian power cables to replace the Singapore/UK ones he had to lug around because the world couldn’t make life easy for everyone and standardise on one plug! Also formal clothes, Convair tower fans, Koala mattresses, dangerous lifts, problematic fire stairs, mesh WiFi networks, and seeking shelter in coffee shops.

That concludes this week of daily episodes documenting my last days as a 20-something, hope you enjoyed. See you all on the other side, and thanks for the all the kind words and comments, they’ve all really meant a lot 🙂

23:59 – The third in a short show series documenting my last week as a 20-something! Chatting about rattling Sydney tin can trains, the previous triple digit episode (Rubenerd Show 222 nine years ago), and the oddly specific power board café culture in Malaysia, Singapore and Australia. Was almost 24:00!